The Martinis
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The Martinis are a rock band formed in Los Angeles, California
in 1993. The band consists of Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago
and his wife Linda Mallari. They have released one album under the label Cooking Vinyl
, Artist Direct, and Distracted/BMG. Their song "Free" was featured in the movie Empire Records
and was on the movie's soundtrack album.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1993. The band consists of Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago
Joey Santiago
Joey Santiago is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The...
and his wife Linda Mallari. They have released one album under the label Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases...
, Artist Direct, and Distracted/BMG. Their song "Free" was featured in the movie Empire Records
Empire Records
Empire Records is a 1995 coming of age film that follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees of this independent music store try to fight off a large chain, all while learning about each other...
and was on the movie's soundtrack album.
Recordings
- The Smitten Sessions EP (April 6, 2004) - Released by Distracted Records, and features Pixies drummer, Dave LoveringDave LoveringDavid Lovering is an American musician and magician. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band Pixies, which he joined in 1986. After the band's breakup in 1993, Lovering drummed with several other acts, including The Martinis, Cracker, Nitzer Ebb and Tanya Donelly...
on the fifth track. - Smitten (May 4, 2004) - Released by Cooking VinylCooking VinylCooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases...
External links
- The Martinis official website
- [ The Martinis at All Music]